Sep 21 31 more countries ratify Paris climate pact, including Argentina and Brazil By Larisa Epatko NEW YORK – Thirty-one more countries formally joined the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday, doubling the number of those who had previously ratified the document, and bringing it well past the threshold needed for implementation. Continue reading
Sep 08 Interactive: Lionfish invasion By Megan Crigger Once just an alluring pet, the ravenous lionfish is now a predatory threat to Atlantic reefs. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 10:45 Seeing the future of climate policy under the next president By PBS News Hour There is probably no greater divergence between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s views than on climate change. Clinton thinks it poses grave danger, while Trump thinks it’s a fantasy. William Brangham asks The New York Times’ Coral Davenport and The… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch sea urchins turn themselves inside out to be reborn By Joshua Cassidy and Carrie Boyle, KQED SCIENCE Every summer, just beyond the crashing surf, hundreds of millions of tiny sea urchin larvae prepare for one of the most dramatic transformations in the animal kingdom. Continue reading
Aug 26 Can cash incentives reduce deforestation in rural Uganda? By Making Sen$e Editor A pilot program, which paid households in 60 villages to refrain from cutting down trees, put a significant dent in the pace of deforestation in the test area. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 9:40 How septic tanks may imperil this Florida ecosystem By PBS News Hour In Florida, one of the nation’s largest waterways is in danger as septic tanks are disrupting the fragile ecosystem of the state’s Indian River Lagoon. NewsHour Weekend special correspondent Lisa Desai has the story, which was supported by the Florida… Continue watching
Aug 02 Testimony: Health director covered up cancer-causing water in North Carolina By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press North Carolina's top public health official acted unethically and possibly illegally by telling residents living near Duke Energy coal ash pits that their well water is safe to drink when it's contaminated with a chemical known to cause cancer, a… Continue reading
Jul 27 Column: When will the candidates pay attention to the biggest environmental issue facing America? By David Biello Climate change remains the most important issue not truly being discussed in the 2016 campaign. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 8:01 Oil smuggling brings environmental disaster to Venezuela’s economic ruin By PBS News Hour The economic disaster in Venezuela caused by tumbling petrol prices — oil production is the main industry — is also behind an environmental one. Lake Maracaibo, which sustains the Añu indigenous group, is being contaminated by oil spills and the… Continue watching
Jul 26 Column: Dirty air and foul water know no borders By David Biello Environmental science writer David Biello says the challenge for our next president is not to choose between embracing globalization or focusing at home, but to realize that the two are inextricably intertwined. Continue reading